EU Politicians Investigated Pegasus Spyware. Then It Ended Up on One of Their Phones
Wired covers the revelation that former MEP Stelios Kouloglou's phone was compromised by Pegasus spyware while he was investigating the software. The article highlights the irony of the situation and the broader implications for political privacy and parliamentary security.
Why it matters
This case serves as a stark warning that even high-level political investigators are vulnerable to sophisticated state-sponsored cyber espionage.
“I was not expecting that,” Kouloglou, a longtime investigative journalist who served as a member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2015 to 2024, tells WIRED. He says that when he recently found out his device had been compromised by the powerful spyware, he was shocked and then angry.
The article provides a balanced overview of the technical findings and the political implications without taking a partisan stance.
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